Synonyms for surrender
səˈrɛn dərsur·ren·der

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1. surrendernoun

   Synonyms:
   capitulation

2. surrendernoun

   To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (Military) to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy.

   Synonyms:
   capitulation

3. surrendernoun

   To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to.

   Synonyms:
   capitulation

4. surrendernoun

   The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.

   Synonyms:
   capitulation

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1. surrender

   To surrender is to give up upon compulsion, as to an enemy in war, hence to give up to any person, passion, influence, or power. To yield is to give place or give way under pressure, and hence under compulsion. Yield implies more softness or concession than surrender; the most determined men may surrender to overwhelming force; when one yields, his spirit is at least somewhat subdued. A monarch or a state cedes territory perhaps for a consideration; surrenders an army, a navy, or a fortified place to a conqueror; a military commander abandons an untenable position or unavailable stores. We sacrifice something precious through error, friendship, or duty, yield to convincing reasons, a stronger will, winsome persuasion, or superior force. Compare ABANDON.

   Synonyms:
   abandon, alienate, capitulate, cede, give, give oneself up, give over, give up, let go, relinquish, sacrifice, yield

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1. surrender

   Synonyms:
   yield, submit, cede, relinquish, abandon, resign

   Antonyms:
   withhold, vindicate, retain, resist, contend, strive

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 7 votes

1. resignation, surrendernoun

   acceptance of despair

   Synonyms:
   yielding, capitulation, giving up, resignation, fall

   Antonyms:
   hold out, resist, withstand, stand firm

2. giving up, yielding, surrendernoun

   a verbal act of admitting defeat

   Synonyms:
   fall, capitulation, forsaking, yielding, concession, resignation, giving up, conceding

   Antonyms:
   withstand, hold out, stand firm, resist

3. surrendernoun

   the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

   Synonyms:
   yielding, capitulation, giving up, resignation, fall

   Antonyms:
   stand firm, resist, hold out, withstand

4. capitulation, fall, surrenderverb

   the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

   "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

   Synonyms:
   gloaming, giving up, autumn, declension, drop, pin, gloam, downfall, crepuscle, descent, capitulation, yielding, decline, declination, downslope, declivity, dip, fall, resignation, tumble, crepuscule, dusk, free fall, spill, evenfall, nightfall, twilight

   Antonyms:
   resist, withstand, hold out, stand firm

5. surrender, give upverb

   give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

   "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

   Synonyms:
   quit, allow, resign, deliver, chuck up the sponge, vacate, abandon, fall by the wayside, spare, free, give up, lay off, dispense with, drop out, part with, throw overboard, throw in the towel, forego, throw in, waive, renounce, release, drop by the wayside, forgo, cede, discontinue, kick, forfeit, stop, relinquish, cease

   Antonyms:
   resist, stand firm, hold out, withstand

6. surrender, cede, deliver, give upverb

   relinquish possession or control over

   "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

   Synonyms:
   spare, fork up, extradite, rescue, abandon, hand over, forfeit, dispense with, return, resign, save, fork over, forgo, concede, have, relinquish, throw in, deport, part with, fall by the wayside, redeem, lay off, waive, throw overboard, allow, cease, throw in the towel, give up, grant, discontinue, turn in, birth, stop, render, pitch, cede, deliver, present, yield, chuck up the sponge, renounce, fork out, drop out, free, drive home, drop by the wayside, kick, release, vacate, forego, give birth, quit, bear

   Antonyms:
   withstand, stand firm, hold out, resist

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1. • Delivery
   • Despair

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1. surrenderverb

   Synonyms:
   relinquish, cede, yield, resign, forego, abdicate, abandon, give up, give over, deliver up, part with

2. surrenderverb

   Synonyms:
   yield, CAPITULATE, give up, give over, give in, give one's self up, strike one's flag or colors, cry quarter, cry quits

3. surrendernoun

   Synonyms:
   relinquishment, renunciation, cession, resignation, abandonment, CAPITULATION

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1. surrendernoun

   Synonyms:
   relinquishment, capitulation, yielding

2. surrenderverb

   Synonyms:
   relinquish, yield, abandon, capitulate, waive, remit

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1. List of paraphrases for "surrender":

   capitulation, surrenders, remission, abandonment, delivery, abandon, waiver, renunciation, handover, surrendered, extradition, assignment, renounce, rendition, capitulate, furnishing, transfer, relinquish, retrocession, buyback, deliver, waive

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How to use surrender in a sentence?

1. June Jordan:

   The purpose of polite behavior is never virtuous. Deceit, surrender, and concealment: these are not virtues. The goal of the mannerly is comfort, per se.

2. Mike Gallagher:

   This is exactly what many Democrats said they wanted, they pushed back on the administration. They begged and pleaded the president to abandon the Taliban's surrender date.

3. Octavio Paz:

   Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.

4. Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska:

   Conservatives should reform the party of Lincoln, not surrender to the Clinton’s machine’s dishonesty and identity politics.

5. Stanley Greenberg:

   As soon as he found about it, he made arrangements to surrender, which he did, we will deal with the legal issues in court.